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GeoStudio 2012

GeoStudio 2012

GeoStudio 2012 is a
program designed for solving slope stability and related geotechnical analyses.
You can also use it for the analysis of confined and unconfined steady-state
seepage problems, of linear-elastic settlement and stress distribution problems,
for tracking contaminants within the ground water flow, for the analysis of
freeze-thaw problems and for 1D vadose zone and soil cover analyses.

What's
new in version 8.1

1. Improved Solvers

- Each Solver has been directly
integrated into GeoStudio via a new Solver Manager window. This lets you
monitor the progress of the Solvers without leaving the GeoStudio environment.

- Each analysis is verified
automatically before solving, and any errors are reported immediately. While
solving, you can see the solution status of each analysis, check the analyses
that you wish to solve, and stop the Solver. Errors encountered by the Solver
are reported in the window.

- Solver speed has been improved
for all products, particularly when you solve multiple analyses simultaneously.
The SLOPE/W Solver has been totally revamped to taking advantage of modern
multi-core processors. This results in significant speed increases,
particularly for probabilistic and Newmark analyses.

2.
Improved Convergence

- The finite element convergence
schemes have been improved, allowing for faster solve times and more reliable
convergence that is easier to understand. Improved under-relaxation schemes
allow you to obtain solutions for highly non-linear problems. The review
boundary process has also been improved, frequently reducing the number of
review loops required.

- You can monitor the convergence
history directly in Results view after each time step has completed by plotting
the number of unconverged nodes for each iteration or time step.

3.
Improved Modeling Environment

- The docking windows in
GeoStudio 2012 allow you to view information in multiple views so you can
quickly access the data you need. You can customize the display of docking
windows to suit your particular needs. A new status bar provides both view
information and quick access to commands such as zooming, and a progress bar
during lengthy operations such as solving.

4.
Improved Viewing of Results

- Results are now automatically
displayed when you start solving a GeoStudio problem. Graphing results over
time can be done as soon as each time step is computed, without waiting for the
Solver to finish. These graphs can also now be generated as much as 20 times
faster than in previous versions, and additional SLOPE/W graphs have been
added.

- SLOPE/W results can now include
computed finite element data. For example, you can show the critical slip
surface on top of pore-water pressure contours, stress contours, or the
liquefaction zone. You can also show color gradients when plotting factor of
safety contours over the grid of slip surface centers.

5.
Improved Probabilistic and Sensitivity Analyses

- SLOPE/W Probabilistic analyses
can now be done on every trial slip surface, resulting in an improved
understanding of the overall risk of failure. Likewise, each sensitivity run
can be analyzed in detail, allowing you to view all slip surface information
for all sensitivity runs.

- Both probabilistic and
sensitivity parameters are applied separately for each analysis, allowing you
to set up multiple scenarios within the same project. You can apply probability
or sensitivity to any pore-water pressure option, not only piezometric lines.

6.
Improved Licensing and Delivery

- GeoStudio 2012 is now being
delivered to you completely electronically, without any physical packaging.
This eliminates your shipping costs, speeds up and simplifies the purchasing
process, and is more eco-friendly! All GeoStudio resources, including
engineering books, are digitized and available online. Full-color printed books
can be ordered separately as required.

you simply activate your computer
to use your GeoStudio license. To use your GeoStudio license on a different
computer, you can transfer your activation to that computer.

- Network licenses are now
controlled using a new license server with a web-based monitoring interface.
Network licenses can be "re-hosted" onto new server hardware using an
included activation utility.

7.
Automate GeoStudio with GeoCmd

- GeoCmd is a command-line
utility that makes it more convenient to work with large numbers of data files.
You can automate GeoStudio to solve, upgrade, or generate reports for many
project files sequentially.

8.
Save Files in GeoStudio 2012 or 2007 Format

-Files created in GeoStudio 2012
can be saved as GeoStudio 2007 files, allowing you to continue working with
other members of your team who have not yet upgraded.

9.
Windows 8 Compatible

GeoStudio 2012 has been tested to
meet all of the technical requirements to be Windows 8 Compatible. It will also
run on Windows XP, Vista and Windows 7.